Former Irish League champion: It would be silly to write off Coleraine's chances of tasting title delight
Popular left-back Quinn made 364 competitive first-team appearances for Linfield and his 11 years of service featured five top-flight titles, two Irish Cups, one League Cup and two County Antrim Shield winners' medals.
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Derek McInnes admits he ‘got the game the wrong way round' as Hearts exit cup
Hearts boss admits team selection was wrong Sign up to our Football newsletter Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Scotsman, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Learn More Sorry, there seem to be some issues. Please try again later. Submitting... Derek McInnes admitted he got his team selection wrong after Hearts' perfect start to the campaign was ended by a 5-4 penalty shootout defeat at St Mirren in the Premier Sports Cup. The Jambos had won each of their six outings this season but their momentum was halted – and their long wait for a first League Cup triumph since 1962 extended – as the Buddies prevailed in the shootout following a 1-1 draw in which Oisin McEntee's 78th-minute equaliser cancelled out Alex Gogic's first-half opener for the hosts. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Hearts substitute Claudio Braga was the only one of the 10 penalty takers who failed to score after his kick was saved by Shamal George. Hearts manager Derek McInnes issues instructions before extra-time during the Premier Sports Cup match against St Mirren at the SMiSA Stadium. (Photo by Craig Williamson / SNS Group) | SNS Group McInnes was heartened by the way his side rallied to get back in the game but admitted their lacklustre start was partly down to the fact he pitched in too many new players, with Tomas Bent Magnusson and Pierre Landry Kabore handed their first starts and Alexandros Kyziridis given his second start. All three summer signings were substituted for the start of the second half. 'I'm disappointed to exit the cup, congratulations to St Mirren, they've won a tight tie on penalties,' said manager McInnes. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad 'I think the type of game it was in extra time, I'd love to have been bringing Kyziridis and Kabore on. Maybe we got the game the wrong way round a wee bit, and that's on me. 'Maybe we had just one too many of the new lads starting the game. That was a typical cup tie, away from home against a St Mirren team who were top six last season. 'Sometimes you've got to give players a run, but maybe we just fell short on that side and that's probably on me. 'But that's not the reason we lost the tie because we got ourselves in a good position. I just wanted us to hammer home that authority (after equalising) and a Hearts team should be able to do that going forward.' Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad St Mirren players celebrate their penalty shoot out win over Hearts in the Premier Sports Cup. (Photo by Craig Williamson / SNS Group) | SNS Group St Mirren boss Stephen Robinson was delighted with the fight his team showed to reach the last eight. 'In the first half we were outstanding,' he said. 'We played some fantastic football, we pressed the life out of them. And then second half, we didn't do the simple things well enough and Hearts dominated the ball. 'And the subs that Hearts are bringing on, with a lot of money invested in the squad, you're obviously going to have to defend and we've done that with some super performances.
STV News
26 minutes ago
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Derek McInnes admits he ‘got the game the wrong way round' as Hearts exit cup
Derek McInnes admitted he got his team selection wrong after Hearts' perfect start to the campaign was ended by a 5-4 penalty shootout defeat at St Mirren in the Premier Sports Cup. The Jambos had won each of their six outings this season but their momentum was halted – and their long wait for a first League Cup triumph since 1962 extended – as the Buddies prevailed in the shootout following a 1-1 draw in which Oisin McEntee's 78th-minute equaliser cancelled out Alex Gogic's first-half opener for the hosts. Hearts substitute Claudio Braga was the only one of the 10 penalty takers who failed to score after his kick was saved by Shamal George. McInnes was heartened by the way his side rallied to get back in the game but admitted their lacklustre start was partly down to the fact he pitched in too many new players, with Tomas Bent Magnusson and Pierre Landry Kabore handed their first starts and Alexandros Kyziridis given his second start. All three summer signings were substituted for the start of the second half. 'I'm disappointed to exit the cup, congratulations to St Mirren, they've won a tight tie on penalties,' said manager McInnes. 'I think the type of game it was in extra time, I'd love to have been bringing Kyziridis and Kabore on. Maybe we got the game the wrong way round a wee bit, and that's on me. 'Maybe we had just one too many of the new lads starting the game. That was a typical cup tie, away from home against a St Mirren team who were top six last season. 'Sometimes you've got to give players a run, but maybe we just fell short on that side and that's probably on me. 'But that's not the reason we lost the tie because we got ourselves in a good position. I just wanted us to hammer home that authority (after equalising) and a Hearts team should be able to do that going forward.' St Mirren boss Stephen Robinson was delighted with the fight his team showed to reach the last eight. 'In the first half we were outstanding,' he said. 'We played some fantastic football, we pressed the life out of them. And then second half, we didn't do the simple things well enough and Hearts dominated the ball. 'And the subs that Hearts are bringing on, with a lot of money invested in the squad, you're obviously going to have to defend and we've done that with some super performances. 'Penalties becomes a little bit of a lottery but we've got an excellent goalkeeper so we had real faith that he would save at least one.' Get all the latest news from around the country Follow STV News Scan the QR code on your mobile device for all the latest news from around the country
Powys County Times
an hour ago
- Powys County Times
Derek McInnes admits he ‘got the game the wrong way round' as Hearts exit cup
Derek McInnes admitted he got his team selection wrong after Hearts' perfect start to the campaign was ended by a 5-4 penalty shootout defeat at St Mirren in the Premier Sports Cup. The Jambos had won each of their six outings this season but their momentum was halted – and their long wait for a first League Cup triumph since 1962 extended – as the Buddies prevailed in the shootout following a 1-1 draw in which Oisin McEntee's 78th-minute equaliser cancelled out Alex Gogic's first-half opener for the hosts. Hearts substitute Claudio Braga was the only one of the 10 penalty takers who failed to score after his kick was saved by Shamal George. McInnes was heartened by the way his side rallied to get back in the game but admitted their lacklustre start was partly down to the fact he pitched in too many new players, with Tomas Bent Magnusson and Pierre Landry Kabore handed their first starts and Alexandros Kyziridis given his second start. All three summer signings were substituted for the start of the second half. 'I'm disappointed to exit the cup, congratulations to St Mirren, they've won a tight tie on penalties,' said manager McInnes. 'I think the type of game it was in extra time, I'd love to have been bringing Kyziridis and Kabore on. Maybe we got the game the wrong way round a wee bit, and that's on me. 'Maybe we had just one too many of the new lads starting the game. That was a typical cup tie, away from home against a St Mirren team who were top six last season. 'Sometimes you've got to give players a run, but maybe we just fell short on that side and that's probably on me. 'But that's not the reason we lost the tie because we got ourselves in a good position. I just wanted us to hammer home that authority (after equalising) and a Hearts team should be able to do that going forward.' St Mirren boss Stephen Robinson was delighted with the fight his team showed to reach the last eight. 'In the first half we were outstanding,' he said. 'We played some fantastic football, we pressed the life out of them. And then second half, we didn't do the simple things well enough and Hearts dominated the ball. 'And the subs that Hearts are bringing on, with a lot of money invested in the squad, you're obviously going to have to defend and we've done that with some super performances. 'Penalties becomes a little bit of a lottery but we've got an excellent goalkeeper so we had real faith that he would save at least one.'
